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Suu Kyi says British support helped sustain her

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 03:28 PM PDT

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a reception at Oxford UniversityLONDON/OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi began an emotional visit to Britain on Tuesday, saying her own stubbornness and the support of the British people had given her the strength to endure almost two decades of house arrest in her native Myanmar. Now one of the world's most famous symbols of non-violent political protest, Suu Kyi, 67, left her two sons and husband in Britain in 1988 to take up the fight for democracy in Myanmar as the military crushed pro-democracy protests and seized power. ...

Tenn. joins group to help high schoolers with jobs

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 11:13 AM PDT

The Tennessee Department of Education is joining a new network focused on career preparation for high school students.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits London, Oxford on UK tour

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend a conference at the Oslo Forum at the Losby Gods mansion about 13 kilometers (8 miles) east of Oslo, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Oslo Forum is a n international network of armed conflict mediation practitioners. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 67th birthday Tuesday at the start of a week-long visit to Britain, telling hundreds of students and academics that time alone will not heal the wounds of her country.

Myanmar's opposition leader Suu Kyi visits Oxford, London for first time in 24 years

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 07:20 AM PDT

LONDON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi started a week-long visit to Britain on Tuesday, telling hundreds of students and academics that time alone will not heal the wounds of her country.

New venture connects US teachers online

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 06:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 2, 2011, file photo, Randi Weingarten, left, president of the national American Federation of Teachers, waits to speak to a group of teachers and union laborers on the steps of Providence, R.I., City Hall. Concluding her remarks about education reform at Stanford University last year, Weingarten decided to turn the tables and ask a question of the audience. "You're all technology people," she said. "Could you actually help us?" Weingarten said she received one call, from Louise Rogers, chief executive of TSL Education, a United Kingdom-based company that operates an online network that lets teachers around the globe access, review and discuss lesson plans and other learning materials. The result of that call, to be unveiled Tuesday, June 19, 2012, is called Share My Lesson, an online portal that teachers will be able to access free of charge and that is expected to contain more than 100,000 user-generated materials.(AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)Discussing education reform at Stanford University last year, the leader of one of the nation's largest teacher unions decided to turn the tables and ask a question of the audience.

Legalizing Medical Pot Doesn't Increase Teen Use

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 05:45 AM PDT

The legalization of medical marijuana in several states had no impact on high school students' likelihood of experimenting with the drug, a new study suggests.

Burma's Suu Kyi visits London, Oxford on UK tour

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:26 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has started her four day visit to the UK, visiting places that she once lived but has not seen for 24 years.

The Internet Usage Patterns of Depressed College Students

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 08:07 PM PDT

Switching quickly from Spotify to email to Facebook can be a telltale sign of depression. A recent study extensively correlates specific web habits, such as jumping between different applications, with depression.

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